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Man wanted in NC shooting waives extradition from Florida 04/21/2023 08:35pm • TAMPA, Fla. (AP) ��� A North Carolina man accused of shooting and wounding a 6-year-old girl and her parents after children went to retrieve a basketball that had rolled into his yard waived extradition during a brief court appearance Friday morning in Florida. Robert Louis Singletary, 24, was arres Review finds no misconduct at Missouri trans youth clinic 04/21/2023 08:09pm • COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) ��� A Missouri university said Friday that an internal review has found allegations of improper care at a center for young transgender patients were ���unsubstantiated,��� after a former employee made claims of poor treatment ��� leading the state���s attorney general to investiga Confusion as Musk's Twitter yanks blue checks from agencies 04/21/2023 06:38pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Twitter has long been a way for people to keep track of tornado watches, train delays, news alerts or the latest crime warnings from their local police department. But when the Elon Musk-owned platform started stripping blue verification check marks this week from accounts that don' Bijan Ghaisar's family reaches $5M settlement in 2017 US Park Police shooting 04/21/2023 05:48pm • The family of the unarmed Virginia man shot and killed by U.S. Park Police officers in 2017 after a traffic stop has reached a $5 million settlement with the federal government, according to a court filing in the case. The Washington Post first reported on the filing. Bijan Ghaisar's mother an Kansas governor nixes abortion, anti-diversity budget items 04/21/2023 05:43pm • TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) ��� Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed anti-diversity and anti-abortion provisions in Kansas' next state budget Friday, intensifying a conflict with the Republican-controlled Legislature over culture war issues that could see her scotch a dozen or more conservative initiatives. Th Family, feds reach $5M settlement of Park Police shooting 04/21/2023 05:30pm • FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) ��� The family of a northern Virginia man fatally shot by U.S. Park Police officers has reached a $5 million settlement in its civil lawsuit against the government. Two officers shot 25-year-old Bijan Ghaisar of McLean in November 2017 after a stop-and-go chase on the George W Stock market today: Stocks close quiet week with small gains 04/21/2023 04:34pm • Stocks capped a listless day of trading Friday with slight gains for the major stock indexes, closing out a quiet week on Wall Street highlighted by a batch of mostly mixed corporate earnings reports. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq composite all gained 0.1% after drifting b 'It's strep's turn now': The latest post-pandemic infection sending kids to the hospital 04/21/2023 04:28pm • A few months ago, high cases of influenza and RSV were getting kids sick and driving parents nuts. Now, another infection that pediatricians see every winter is keeping kids out of school. ���We have seen an increase in strep,��� said Dr. Gabrina Dixon, a pediatrician at Children���s National Ho Montgomery Co. program helps students struggling with addiction 04/21/2023 04:00pm • The Montgomery County public school system in Maryland is working to draw attention to a program that offers students who are struggling with addiction a safe place where they can work on staying sober and also continue advancing through school. "There is an intense need to provide recovery s Early morning fire destroys wing of Idaho high school 04/21/2023 03:31pm • POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) ��� An early morning fire destroyed part of a large high school in the southern Idaho city of Pocatello on Friday. No one was injured in the fire, but Pocatello Fire Department Assistant Chief Shane Grow said one wing of Highland High School was completely destroyed. The wing h Virginia high school athletes could soon profit from product endorsements, other deals 04/21/2023 03:16pm • A big change could be coming for high school athletes in Virginia. The state's high school league is set to finalize a policy that would allow teens to make money off their name, image and likeness. Early next month, the Virginia High School League is expected to approve a so-called NIL policy wi Longtime NHRA stop Bandimere closing after 2023 season 04/21/2023 02:38pm • MORRISON, Colo. (AP) ��� Bandimere Speedway, a longtime stop on the NHRA circuit tucked into the foothills of Colorado's Front Range west of Denver, plans to close after the 2023 season. The drag racing track and the NHRA said Friday the last NHRA race at so-called ���Thunder Mountain��� will be th Vermont governor signs bill raising marriage age to 18 04/21/2023 01:56pm • MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) ��� A new Vermont law that raises the eligibility age for marriage to 18 takes effect in July. Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed the legislation on Thursday, making Vermont the eighth state in the country to end child marriage. Supporters said it will reduce domestic violence Greater Mid-Atlantic News Digest 1 p.m. 04/21/2023 01:27pm • Here���s a look at how AP���s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP���s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, and the rest of the world, visit Coverage Plan at newsroom.ap.org Questions about cov Bagent's journey typifies NFL draft's small school prospects 04/21/2023 12:33pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) ��� Tyson Bagent played college football in relative obscurity. At Shepherd University in West Virginia's eastern panhandle, it would be easy to bypass this Division II school and its star quarterback. But when the New York Jets visited Shepherdstown in 2019, Bagent's whole world c